Cumberland Valley School District
6746 Carlisle Pike,
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Phone:(717) 697-8261

Dr. Seuss
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Dr. Seuss Fun Page
This is our school's computer lab fun page.
 
Book Links
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Magic Tree House
Jan Brett
Jan Brett wrote and illustrated The Mitten, The Gingerbread Baby and many other amazing picture books.
Gail Gibbons
One of the best author's of non-fiction for kids around!
Magic School Bus
Pay a visit to Ms. Frizzle!
Eric Carle
Author of the Very Hungry Caterpillar and a wealth of other delightful children's books!
Amelia Bedelia
My favorite in this seris is "Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia".
Judy Blume
I loved the Fudge series since I was a kid!
Louis Sachar
Author of Holes, the Marvin Redpost series AND The Wayside School Series!
 
Computer Lab
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Discovery School's Puzzlemaker
Make a word search with your weekly spelling list to earn a bonus point!
Can You Fill It?
Holiday Games
Scholastic Book Flix
 
Reading Games
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Word Confusion
Here's a fun way to help your child understand homonyms-words that sound alike but have different meanings.
Wall of Words
This is a fun way for your child to practice creating sentences with proper punctuation.
Starfall
Excellent website full of great ways to help your first grader become an independent reader!
Word Work Games
This site is full of fun games which will help your child to work with words!
Between the Lions!
This site was created by PBS and has lots of fun reading-oriented games for kids to play!
Fun with Clifford
Clifford the dog will take your child on a fun reading adventure!
 
Help with Fine Motor Skills
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Activities for Fine Motor Skills
Try these activities with your child if they are having difficulty acquiring fine motor skills-handwriting, cutting with scissors, etc.
More Fine Motor Activities
Tons more great ideas for ways to help your child!
 
Math Sites
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Create a Graph!
Cool Math Games
Math Playground
Practice your algebra skills.
Table Mountain Math
Practice Multiplication Facts
Batter's Up Multiplication
Practice multiplication facts with single hits only!
Add Like Mad
Practice Addition Facts
Can You Fill It?
Multiple Wipeout
Dice Connect
Bowling for Fractions
Multiplication Tunnel Blaster
Baseball Multiplication
Funschool Pattern Game
Choose the person or thing that completes the pattern.
Flashcard Clock
Convert the analog time to digital time.
Comparing Money
Count the coins and compare amounts.
Polygon Playground
Have fun making designs with the polygons.
Roz's Math-A-Rama
Extra practice all math skills.
Batter's Up Baseball
Practice multiplication and addition skills.
QUIA: Counting Change Concentration
Check out this concentration game that lets you practice counting change. You will be matching money amounts to coin groupings.
Fun Brain: Change Maker
Play this game to practice making change in five different currencies. You can also select a difficulty level. Please start with easy!
QUIA: Less than, Greater than or Equal
Try this interactive game where you compare numbers to determine if they are less than, greater than, or equal. Immediate feedback to responses. Earn a penny for each correct answer.
Math Mystery.Com
Provides a timed drill for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts. A score card is included so students can track their progress on each game/set.
FunBrain.com: Guess the Number
"The FunBrain Magician will pick a secret number and put it in his hat. You guess what number it is. If your guess is too high or too low, FunBrain will give you a hint. See how many turns it takes you to win!"
Brain Teasers
Play at this site by doing the weekly brain teaser.
Line Graph Practice
Pictograph Practice
 
Language Arts
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Context Clues Practice
Drawing Conclusions Practice
Synonym and antonym game
Antonym Game
Synonym Quiz
Suffix Matching Game
Match the word to the meaning.
Prefix Game
Match the word with the meaning.
Poetry For Kids
Great site to read poems!
Noun Dunk
Play a game of basketball with common and proper nouns.
Reggie Loves to Rhyme Game
Rhyming Concentration
Little Animals Activity Center - Rhyming Games
Build a Clubhouse
Build your own clubhouse as you identify different types of sentences.
 
Social Studies
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Landform Pictures
World Quiz
Match the geography term to the location.
National Geographic For Kids
Brain teasers, stories, games and much more!
Enchanted Learning
Great site for learning about many topics.
GeoSpy
Learn more about geography.
 
Good Stuff for Your Kids
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Good Stuff for 1st & 2nd Graders
Full of lots of great things to do at home to help your child learn to read!
Good Stuff for your 3rd Grader!
This site contains fun activities to do with your 3rd grader to help them become better readers and writers!
 
Science
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FOSS Web Site
This is the home web site of our Science program. It has great links to learn more about rocks and minerals.
 
Motivating Your Child to Read
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Time for Kids
Is it difficult to get your child to pick up a story book and read? Try this site: It has short non-fiction articles that are perfect for kids who want to learn more about the world around them.
Book Adventure
Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists from over 7,000 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes. Book Adventure was created by and is maintained by Sylvan Learning.
Reading is Fundamental
Great ideas to motivate your child to read at home!
 
Presidents
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White House Kids
Use this site to learn about our presidents by reading their biographies.
Scholastic in the Classroom
Web Quest: Presidents Past, Present, & Future Take a trip to meet presidents from long ago and get a glimpse into the future as you find facts about the commander in chief.